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MTGP features some of the hottest Muay Thai, K-1 and MMA talent from around the world. Muay Thai Grand Prix have promoted events in the United Kingdom, Australia, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Iraq and the Reunion Islands for over 5 years now and are considered to be one of Europe's leading promotions. Our events are held in the largest stadiums in the most iconic cities across the globe; The O2 Arena in London to the Curtin Stadium in Australia, to new and upcoming events in Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the Ivory Coast. As the Europe’s largest martial arts organisations, MTGP is a celebration of deeprooted Muay Thai, K1 and MMA values of respect, humility, honor, integrity, courage, discipline and compassion. Since our very first event, MTGP mission has been to unleash fighters with a passion who elevate the world to dream more, do more, and be more in life.
our team CEO Philip Tieu CEO Simon Jays Video & Production Quoc Nguyen Graphics & Website Paul Stafford Social Media Karolina Lisowska Judges IBMTO MC Peter Lowe
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Muay Thai Grand Prix has held already some classic fighters such as Liam Harrison, Charlie Peters, Evan Jays, John Wayne Parr, Damien Trainor, Dan McGowan, Iman Barlow, Paul Karpowicz, John Shink, Pakorn, Jonathan Haggerty, Micheal Pham, Luke Whelan, Elias Mahmoudi, Saemapetch and many many more... Muay Thai or Thai boxing is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. A very physical and mental discipline which includes combat on shins is known as “the art of eight limbs” because it is characterised by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, shins.
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4man tournament
We are proud to announce our newest collaboration with Asia's largest sports media property… ONE CHAMPIONSHIP! We are honoured to be the first to bring Road to One Championship to the UK which can only lead to opening better opportunities for the British and European fighters. We believe that UK has some of the best talent in the world and we’re on a mission to promote it worldwide. MTGP founders Philip Tieu and Simon Jays have been working diligently to make this happen and all the hard work is now paying off. We believe that this is only the beginning of something bigger to come’ both Philip and Simon will stop at nothing to grow the MTGP shows and bring the best out of the best to the UK! We are launching a Super Heavy Weight 4 Men Tournament in collaboration with One!! And if this is not enough… The winner of the tournament will get a chance to fight for a 6 figure contract with One Championship.
ONE Championship Announces ‘Road To ONE: Europe’ ONE Championship™ (ONE), Asia’s largest global sports media property, today officially announced “Road to ONE: Europe,” which features 32 of Europe’s best heavyweight kickboxers competing for a contract with ONE Championship.
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4man tournament “Road to ONE: Europe” will host future events in Serbia, Spain, the Netherlands, Turkey, Germany and the UK, with additional locations to be announced at a later date. Each of the first eight events features a four-man bracket to determine who advances to the quarterfinal round. The first national event was held in Prague, Czech Republic, on 24 April, with kickboxing legend Tomáš Hron emerging as the winner. Following the first eight events, athletes will advance through the quarterfinals, semifinals, and final round, with the ultimate tournament winner earning a contract with ONE Championship. All fights will be broadcast live in Europe on local networks and streamed on the ONE Super App.
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Carlo Di Blasi, President of ONE Championship Italy, stated: “We are pleased to announce ‘Road to ONE: Europe,’ and we are excited to soon crown a heavyweight kickboxing champion who will make it through to ONE Championship. ‘Road to ONE: Europe’ is an incredible opportunity to showcase the European fighting heritage and further expand ONE Championship’s global footprint. The tournament kicked off in Prague last April, and kickboxing legend Tomáš Hron made it through to the next round. We can’t wait to showcase even more amazing talent in the coming events.”
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liam harrison
Famed for having one of the most aggressive styles in UK Muay Thai Liam Harrison is notorious for his powerful left hook and devastating low kick. With 8 world titles and a record of 116 fights 88 wins and 48 by KO, Liam has been number 1 in the UK rankings since the age of 17 and widely regarded as the best Muay Thai fighter to ever come out of the UK. Liam was born in Leeds on 5th October 1985. He started Muay Thai at the age of 13 at the world famous Bad Company Gym, trained by the illustrious Richard Smith, where his natural ability soon became apparent. Winning his first fight by KO and undefeated in his first 29 fights, he earned himself the nickname Liam ‘The Hitman’ Harrison. Quickly climbing up the rankings, Liam became UK number 1 at the age of 17 and has remained there ever since. At the age of 19, he won his first World Title.
He has fought all over the World Japan x5, America, Jamaica, Italy, Cambodia, France and notably Thailand, where he lived for 2 years, fighting there around 30 times and in both of the major stadiums. Liam has fought all of the top Thai and European fighters, including 3 close, hard fights with Saenchai.
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iman barlow
Iman ‘PrettyKiller’ Barlow Is 28 and from Melton Mowbray. She is one of the most technical and powerful female fighters in the world and has flown all over the world to represent her country in other peoples back yards. She has fought in Australia, America, Canada, Thailand, Poland, Spain, Latvia, Holland, China, Ireland, France and many more. Iman had her first fight at age 4 and had a clean record with over 100 junior fights before she started fighting adults. She had her first fight in Thailand at the tender age of 8 that’s when she was named the Pretty Killer. At 13 years old Iman defeated Karla Bernitez who was 30 years old.
World Champion The PrettyKiller Has held many titles she became world champion at age 10 defeating a foreign opponent. Iman went on to win the famous S1 world title at age 14 in Bangkok. WPMF world title in Thailand. Enfusion World Champion in 2013 and defended that title for 7 years continuously. Iman won the MTGP world title in 2017. Iman has fought in many disciplines in order to stay very active K1, Kickboxing and in Muay Thai.
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fightcard
prelims No. Fighters 1
Elijah Estanislao
Class Weight Gym Am-K1 80kg
Jamie brown 2
Oscar Wojciechowski
Charlie Hannon
N 69kg Am-K1 70kg
Sabir Hussain
Sami Triki
C 60kg
Jude Smith
C 61kg
Cameroon Little
C 71kg
Hasib Tareq
C 63kg
Romain Gibert
C 58kg
Evi Ewelina
C 63kg
Darius Palma
Nicola Holme
Matty Holleran
A 59kg
Tanya Merrett
3x2min
Diesel Gym
3x2min
Daniel Sam Fight Team
3x2min
Sabaidee Muay Thai
3x2min 3x2min
Northern Sprit
3x3min
Shin Kick A 52.5kg JCs Gym
British
5x3min
British
5x3min
British
5x3min
Team Tieu A 61kg
Liam Patel 14
Nomads
Scorpions
Rosie Nasrin 13
3x2min
C 52.5kg Perun Gym
Joe Turner 12
Sabaidee Muay Thai
Team Tieu
Jade Nicholls 11
3x2min
Jai Dee
Kaivery Thompson 10
Daniel Sam Fight Team
Team Tieu
Jacob Thompson 9
3x2min
Jackapong
Ollie McCready 8
East West MMA
Northside
Reuben Bonazabe 7
3x2min
Team Tieu
Makis Northside 6
Fire Gym
Bloodline
Rajivan Somasunderam 5
3x2min
Jai Dee
Marcus Philips 4
Diesel Gym
Rounds
Kicks Gym
Alfiie Pierce 3
Title
Majestic Gym Team Tieu
A 59kg
Eagles
Katie Rand
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main card No. Fighters 1
Foiteini Nanou
Class Weight Gym A 52kg
Grace Spicer 2
Jamie Lee Rayner
Tom Field
A 70kg
Pelayo Fraile
Sveva Melillo
Brayan Matias
A 67kg
Andy Turland
A 55kg
Dan Bonner
A 65kg
Alex Bublea
3x3min
Italy
World Title 5x3min
France
Main Event 3x3min
Bad Company KGP 65kg
Look Boris
3x3min
Suggys Gym A 79kg
Marley Zwanenberg 9
Spain
Assasins
Bailey Sugden 8
3x3min
Team Tieu
Liam Harrison 7
3x3min
Team Tieu
Iman Barlow 6
Jai Dee
A 63.5kg Shin Kicks
Micheal Pham 5
3x3min
Team Tieu
Amro Ghanem 4
Greece
Rounds
Bad Company
Tomas Davilla 3
Title
Majestic Gym
European
5x3min
Team Tieu A 70kg
George Solomon
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Knowlesy Academy
3x3min
Tean Tieu
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main card No. Fighters 1
Jimmy Killick
Class Weight Gym KGP 76.3kg Warriors Gym
Charlie O'Neill 2
Solomon Lefleur
Yves Brusnello
Rounds
British
3x3min
1st Legion Gym KGP 67kg
Reinaldo Santos 3
Title
MMA Den
3x3min
Sweat box KGP 70kg
Rob Zabitis
Southend Combat
British
3x3min
Elite
road to Road to One Heavy Weight Tournament - Semi Final 1 1
Alan Zomkowski
ONE -120kg Poland
Rhys Brudenall
3x3min
England
Road to One Heavy Weight Tournament - Semi Final 2 2
Juergen Dolch
ONE -120kg Germany
Claudiu Istrate
Romania
3x3min
Road to One & KGP World Titles 3 4
Pentelis Samprovalakis ONE 70kg
Greece
Luke Whelan
England
Sarah Worsfold
ONE 63.5kg England
Niamh Kinehan
England
5x3min 5x3min
Road to One Heavy Weight Tournament Final 5
Semi Final Winner
ONE -120kg
5x3min
Semi Final Winner
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KGP World Titles
Luke Whelan v Penteleimon Samprovalakis KGP World Title
Niamh Kinehan v Sarah Warsford KGP World Title
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heavyweight semi finals & final
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zomkowski v brudenell semi final 1 dolsh v istrate semi final 2
TBD v TBD ROAD TO ONE Final
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one championship
ONE is one of the World’s largest global sports media platforms With a broadcast to 150+ countries around the world. According to Nielsen, ONE ranks amongst the world’s top 10 biggest sports media properties for viewership and engagement. Through its marquee sports properties (ONE Championship and ONE Esports) and its passionate millennial community, ONE is a celebration of Asia’s greatest cultural phenomena, Martial Arts and Gaming, and the deep-rooted Asian values of integrity, humility, honor, respect, courage, discipline, and compassion.
Martial arts has flourished Whether it is Karate, Muay Thai, Kung Fu, Judo, Kali, Shuai Jiao, Taekwondo, Sambo, Silat, or Aikido, martial arts has flourished in Asia for the last 5000 years. There is a homegrown martial art in almost every country in Asia that is revered and celebrated as a part of history and tradition.
Under ONE Championship’s Global Martial Arts Rule Set For Competition, athletes compete in a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques from a variety of martial arts disciplines. We combine the unique excitement and energy of a live bout, the raw and refined athleticism of the Olympics, the honorable tradition of martial arts, and the unmistakable adrenaline of a rock concert.
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bailey sugden
The youngest of 3 Fighting sons To Dean Sugden a Former WKA World, ISKA European Champion and Undisputed British Kickboxing Champion and now Trainer. Bailey the youngest of 3 sons on his professional debut won a 4 Man K1 rules tournament at 17 years of age. And then went on to compete in The Road To Glory 8 Man Tournament and subsequently won a 2 fight deal on Glory Kickboxing. At 19 he made his Glory Debut with an emphatic win at the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York against the experienced Arthur SorSor. That was followed by a unanimous win infront of 15,000 Dutch fans at The Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam against the current ONE Championship Number 3 ranked fighter Chenglong Zhang. Bailey was then offered a long term Glory deal which saw him rack up more fights on Glory than any other Uk fighter and include fights all over the World inc Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Houston, Utrecht. His last fight saw him return to Chicago on Glory72 and a aw him stop the durable John Morehouse in the very first round. Something no other glory fighter had been able to do before.
Becoming Number 1 In the UK at 19 years of age Bailey is really excited to prove his is still the man to beat as he still holds that ranking at 23 years of age. Nicknamed BADBOY and known in the states and Holland as The British Bulldog, Baileys fighting style has been very well received and gained him lots of fans. Now he wants to fight and show why he is The number 1 UK fighter. www.muaythaigp.com
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luke whelan
Luke ‘Skywalker Whelan The list of professional kickboxers who can lay claim to have been a sparring partner of a modern-day Hollywood icon is a short one. In fact, Luke ‘Skywalker Whelan might be the only name on it. Several years ago, the actor Idris Elba (The Wire, Avengers) wanted to test himself. He had a lifelong fascination with the sport of kickboxing and, in his mid-40s, wanted to try and achieve his dream of fight a competition bout under pro rules before it was too late.
Idris Elba: Fighter Hailing from London, England, he chose to train at the Double K gym, headed by renowned coach Kieran Keddle. During his preparations showcased in the documentary series ‘Idris Elba: Fighter’ - Whelan was often his training partner. When not rubbing shoulders with celebrities, Whelan can be found deep in one of his own twice-daily training sessions or coaching fighters of his own at the gym he now owns in southeast London. Having won titles at national, European and world level with various sanctioning bodies, Whelan is now part of the MTGP lightweight division. It’s the deepest, toughest weight class in the sport, stacked with world-class competitors. It is here that Whelan now seeks to prove himself the best of the best. www.muaythaigp.com
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Niamh Kinehan
The Grand Prix Trilogy Kickboxing Grand Prix World Champion Niamh Kinehan will defend her title against Sarah Worsfold in an explosive rematch at MTGP on Saturday at Indigo at the O2 in London. Niamh Kinehan holds the distinction of being the first fighter under the MTGP and KGP banners to simultaneously hold the two-sport world titles. Kinehan defeated Worsfold to capture the KGP world title at Kickboxing Grand Prix 15. Niamh would later cross over to Muay Thai and defeat Isa Tidblad via a unanimous decision to capture the MTGP World title at MTGP 27 in front of her home crowd in Manchester. The two-sport world champion trains under the watchful eye of Frankie Hudders at Franks Gym in Manchester.
“Wonder Woman” Worsfold Sarah “Wonder Woman” Worsfold has been on an impressive run since losing to Kinehan. She defeated Viktoria Lauenstein at KGP 18 and followed up with a KGP European title win against Karpouzli Ioanna at KGP 22. The champion successfully defended her title against Erica Björnestrand at KGP 24. The rematch with Kinehan was originally scheduled to take place in April last year before it was postponed due to COVID-19. Worsfold had traveled to Germany where she trained with ONE Championship fighter Christina Breuer at Tiger-Gym Kerpen.
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